Lana Del Rey

2022 - 12 - 13

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TikTokers Are Calling Out This Lana Del Rey Song For Promoting ... (BuzzFeed News)

Using Lana Del Rey's 2013 song as a trending sound for before-and-after images is ageist and body-shaming, some TikTokers say.

(BuzzFeed News reached out to TikTok about the song, and a spokesperson referred us to its [community guidelines](https://www.tiktok.com/community-guidelines?lang=en). [response](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRVJ2yVx/) to the trend. “The simple notion of aging is women fearful of gaining weight, getting wrinkles, or looking different — this idea of preserving your youth is so powerful in our society,” she said. “There’s a difference between ‘I have to take care of myself’ versus ‘I have to do everything possible, which might include starving myself, not eating, limiting carbs, and over-exercising,’” said Rania Batayneh, a nutritionist and wellness coach. The app appeared to have removed some of the videos as of Monday.) “For a second, we had this great wave of body positivity compared to 2014. “It’s this unrealistic standard of beauty that is the basis of diet culture,” said Abby Langer, a registered dietitian who is based in Canada. [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRVJkojL/) highlights supermodel Adriana Lima in her 2000 debut at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show at the age of 19. Additionally, less than 3% of videos in the body-related hashtags contained weight-inclusive content, the University of Vermont researchers reported in the journal PLOS One. “So I was surprised to see how many people were talking and commenting on Lana Del Rey’s weight and how she’s aged while listening to a song acknowledging that issue.” “It may come as a surprise to some of these people on TikTok, but women’s bodies change over their life cycle. The haunting refrain “Will you still love me when I’m no longer young and beautiful?” made its way to

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